First let me say, to all who are reading this blog I trust that the lesson’s God is teaching me give you courage and faith as you grow in your relationship with God. This blog is for no other purpose than to share the stories God keeps writing in my life. As you have come to see, although many think I have it "together" I really don't. Praying you are encouraged and inspired to do audacious things in response.
I like to say I am not always the quickest to learn things but when I get it, I get it. Well, this Audacious Prayer thing is one of those examples. Most of you probably already “got it” when you read my prior blog post but alas, it took God two more days of work to help me “get it”.
As I was writing the post and talking about my emergency fund, I heard God saying, do you have to have an emergency fund? I even wrote that the people of Rwanda don’t have funds but some how I was able to keep writing and not “get it.”
God Speaks
Today as I was walking to the post office to mail things for work, I thought it would be a great time to pray my audacious prayers. For those who know me well, you know being still is not a quality I possess. My best praying occurs while swimming laps, riding my bike and walking outside. As I was asking God to provide a way for the remaining 9 ladies to go to school I heard him say, “why not use your emergency fund? “Hmmm, I said back “if I do that God, how can you answer my audacious prayer”, this seems like an anti climatic answer I thought to use money already available to answer most of the prayer request.
I told God I would percolate on that the rest of the day as I was thinking the answer should be BIG and I didn't want to get in the way of how He would want to answer this prayer. Tonight I was finishing up my James week 2, day 3 lesson and God just pulled it off the page for me. I do my lessons in the morning but this morning I decided to spend more time on my memorization and only got through half of day 3 before work.
The Word of God Speaks
Beth Moore was having us compare James 1:11 with Luke 12:15 -21. I just heard God say, why are you so foolish, it is all mine, and why are you storing up money that I have given you for your own emergency when there is an emergency situation that you can help? I heard God so clearly say “the audacious prayer is not funding for 9 women to go to school, the real audacious prayer– “God give the courage to trust you knowing that the year has started and the fund is depleted. Give me confidence in knowing you will provide everything I need this year.”
The last verse I was working tonight was James 1:11 “blessed is the one who perseveres under trials and passes the test, that person will receive the crown of life that God promises to those who love him”. I couldn’t help but think of those precious women at the Blessed Mango Tree Church. I have persevered so little compared to them. James calls these women “believers in humble circumstances” and they are to take pride in their high position. I don’t even know these women but they have taught me so much. They are to be lifted up and ensuring they can support their family is one way of doing that.
The Real Audacious Prayer
God give me the courage to be obedient no matter the cost.
Scholarship Fund - Call to Obedience
Check in the mail tomorrow to World Help that will now secure 7 of the 9 scholarships. If anyone else feels God is leading you to say, let's get these women through school we need another $1400!
If you are in, send your check to:
World Help
Attention: Cyrus Mad-Bondo
PO Box 501, Forest, VA 24551
Please write on the memo line: Vocational School Scholarship
My prayer for you is that you will step out in faith and do what God has put in your heart and trust that He will make a way.
DO IT LORD!
